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i agree with obama more than romney. i feel he has more experience and i want to give him four more years to see what he can do. it took 10 years to mess up the economy and everything else. we should of these give him four more years. not after that, ok, let's pick someone else. host: some other, some public officials and journalists. and all of you as well. this is from brent this is bad news for romney. poor performance and lack of vision. good news, no one knows, america has been put to sleep. tell us what you think about this debate. primarily focused on foreign policy of the domestic politics and the economy did come up. sheila to it as, a supporter of the president from arkansas. caller: i am for president obama. to me, governor romney is very undecided. he is one way. he changes his mind very much. president obama, he stands behind his word. he does need more time to get everything situated on the bad economy from what president bush has done. people should give him more of a chance to prove what he needs to do. h
i agree with obama more than romney. i feel he has more experience and i want to give him four more years to see what he can do. it took 10 years to mess up the economy and everything else. we should of these give him four more years. not after that, ok, let's pick someone else. host: some other, some public officials and journalists. and all of you as well. this is from brent this is bad news for romney. poor performance and lack of vision. good news, no one knows, america has been put to...
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trey grayson talks about obama widening the gap in view of the voters. anthony foxx as well. washington journal sunday at 7:00 eastern. this past week the executive commission on china held a meeting on the ongoing human rights abuses there. >> i really fear my other family members lives. they have installed seven video cameras. even an electric fence. now, he said, those security officers near my house -- we want to see what else cheng guangcheng can do, too. the libertarian party on saturday elected former new mexico gov. gary johnson as their nominee an las vegas. he said his goal was to reach 15% in the polls to qualify for the presidential debate and at least 5% in november to secure funding in 2016. former california superior chief judge jim and gray was chosen as his vice president. >> i sat down with them afterwards and i then and there decided i had to vote for a libertarian party candidate. one of the first things i loved about him when he came to san jose and we all went down to the airport and in those days you could go out to the tarmac, believe it or not. roger
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then trey grayson will join us to talk about how president obama has widened the gap with you to voters. washington journal every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. the case of chinese activist chen who spoke by phone during the hearing. >> i am in fear of my other family member's lives. we have installed seven video cameras. even an electric fence. he said those security officers -- they basically said, we want to see what else the can do. >> watch the entire hearing online at the c-span video library. >> the libertarian party earlier today elected gary johnson as their nominee an las vegas. he said his goal was to reach 15% in the polls to qualify for the debate and at least 5% in november to secure public funding for the party in 2016. jim gray was chosen as the vice president. we will show you highlights of the convention beginning with the nominating process and speeches from the candidates. >> i sat down with them afterwards for an hour and a half. i decided i had to vote for a libertarian party candidate. one of the first things i loved about him when he came to san jose and we a
then trey grayson will join us to talk about how president obama has widened the gap with you to voters. washington journal every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. the case of chinese activist chen who spoke by phone during the hearing. >> i am in fear of my other family member's lives. we have installed seven video cameras. even an electric fence. he said those security officers -- they basically said, we want to see what else the can do. >> watch the entire hearing online at the...
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it's the american dream. >> coming up on c-span, president obama and first lady michelle obama on the campaign trail today in richmond, speaking with have supporters on the campus of virginia commonwealth university. and then highlights of the libertarian convention in las vegas, including the nominating and balloting process for presidential and vice presidential nominees. after that the bipartisan center host a discussion on the decline of moderate republicans and the rise of the tea party. this week on news makers, richard trumpka joins us to talk about labor issues with the president. last month's unemployment numbers and the possible impact of job growth on the union vote. he's interviewed by peter walston and melanie trotman. news makers airs every sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> sunday on "q abandon a." >> it's just the biography of lyndon johnson. i want each book to examine the kind of political power in america, and i'm saying this is the kind of political power, seeing what a president can do in a moment--in a time of great crisis, great crisis, how
it's the american dream. >> coming up on c-span, president obama and first lady michelle obama on the campaign trail today in richmond, speaking with have supporters on the campus of virginia commonwealth university. and then highlights of the libertarian convention in las vegas, including the nominating and balloting process for presidential and vice presidential nominees. after that the bipartisan center host a discussion on the decline of moderate republicans and the rise of the tea...
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than two-one for president obama. in north carolina, there is a tremendous network of universities. there has been a sharp drop-off in registration. we have seen more restrictive voter registration laws around the country really crimping the obama campaign. in addition, the polls show that you spoke strongly for president obama is not very enthusiastic, killed by a couple of years of recession that has disproportionately hurt young people. they have to create a sense of bus and enthusiasm at a time when young people are not feeling so fired up and ready to go. >> glenn thrush spent five years with newsday, the last three in washington, following hillary rodham clinton. the last question before we let you go, this marks for the obama campaign marshaling the troops. is there any coincidence to the fact that he is talking at two colleges at a time when college students aren't just getting ready to leave the campus for the summer break, and he is getting ready to send the troops out into the field? >> that is a great poin
than two-one for president obama. in north carolina, there is a tremendous network of universities. there has been a sharp drop-off in registration. we have seen more restrictive voter registration laws around the country really crimping the obama campaign. in addition, the polls show that you spoke strongly for president obama is not very enthusiastic, killed by a couple of years of recession that has disproportionately hurt young people. they have to create a sense of bus and enthusiasm at a...
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i solidly see an obama victory. host: the washington post is writing about myths about the electoral college. guest: the caller was right. states like new jersey and new york will not affect the electoral college. president obama will win those. huge numbers for romney in the south. there is a chance for an electoral college-popular vote split. host: who are you pulling for now? guest: in the senate races, we are in michigan, wisconsin, nevada, the governor's race in new hampshire. we do 75 congressional races. we started off with 53 incumbents going into this election. we do some polling for the romney campaign. host: what is happening for the wisconsin senate race? guest: i did some polling for scott walker. we have it right in terms of polling as opposed to what you are seeing in the public polling. we have a net edge presidentially and in the senate race going for tom thompson in that senate race. what we are seeing there we are seeing in all of the campaigns. we have closed the gaps that democrats have in those
i solidly see an obama victory. host: the washington post is writing about myths about the electoral college. guest: the caller was right. states like new jersey and new york will not affect the electoral college. president obama will win those. huge numbers for romney in the south. there is a chance for an electoral college-popular vote split. host: who are you pulling for now? guest: in the senate races, we are in michigan, wisconsin, nevada, the governor's race in new hampshire. we do 75...
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what happened when president obama came into office? he said about our international treaties and our own domestic laws, absolutely forbidding torture, let's forget about those war crimes and move forward and not move backward. what about those who committed countless federal felonies by illegally spied on american citizens? he said let's forget about it. he did the same thing when he was in the united states senate after he promised opposite to everybody before he got the democratic nomination. he voted for retroactive immunity for the telecom companies to participated in the illegal surveillance program. that shows the utter disregard to the rule of law. we need to demand more of our leaders. [applause] >> virgil good. >> if i were president, i would have vetoed ndaa. [applause] simple? governor terry >> because, larry, this is pitching oneself to vote for me. so i will try to take advantage of shamelessly pitching myself here. i would veto the act allowing for you and i as u.s. citizens to be arrested and detained without a charge. w
what happened when president obama came into office? he said about our international treaties and our own domestic laws, absolutely forbidding torture, let's forget about those war crimes and move forward and not move backward. what about those who committed countless federal felonies by illegally spied on american citizens? he said let's forget about it. he did the same thing when he was in the united states senate after he promised opposite to everybody before he got the democratic...
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next, the weekly address is, one by president obama, followed by bob corker of tennessee. their remarks are about 10 minutes. >> this week, i travel to afghanistan to thank our troops serving far from home and to sign an historic agreement that will help us complete our mission and end the war. as commander in chief, nothing is more humbling them the chance to spend some time with our troops. i visited with some of our outstanding men and women in uniform. i thank them for their extraordinary service. and let them know that america honors their sacrifice. because of their bravery and dedication, the tide of war has turned in afghanistan. we have broken the taliban's momentum. we have built strong afghan security forces. we have devastated al qaeda leadership. when year ago, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. because of the progress we work -- we have made, i was able to sign an historic agreement between the united states and afghanistan to define a new relationship between our countries. a future in which afghans are responsible for the securit
next, the weekly address is, one by president obama, followed by bob corker of tennessee. their remarks are about 10 minutes. >> this week, i travel to afghanistan to thank our troops serving far from home and to sign an historic agreement that will help us complete our mission and end the war. as commander in chief, nothing is more humbling them the chance to spend some time with our troops. i visited with some of our outstanding men and women in uniform. i thank them for their...
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president obama kicked off his campaign earlier in ohio. he will be in virginia earlier -- he was in virginia later he -- he will be in virginia earlier today. >> talk to us about the president. he ticks off his campaign >> -- -- guest: it comes as no surprise. he has hundreds of people mobilized for him. as you know, as some republicans have complained, he has done a lot of these events, including a slow of them last week that skirt the line between campaign and governments, but today is the official kickoff on the joint andrews air force base. we will fly out first to we will fly out first to columbus,
president obama kicked off his campaign earlier in ohio. he will be in virginia earlier -- he was in virginia later he -- he will be in virginia earlier today. >> talk to us about the president. he ticks off his campaign >> -- -- guest: it comes as no surprise. he has hundreds of people mobilized for him. as you know, as some republicans have complained, he has done a lot of these events, including a slow of them last week that skirt the line between campaign and governments, but...
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president obama with a five piont lead. president clinton hinting an arm of al qaeda was behind the attacks. a wall street journal stories says companies are changing how health care will be a provided to their employees. they will give their workers a fixed amount of money and allow them to choose their own medical company. consumer spending saw the largest rise in 2011 suggesting customers are spending more at restaurants, clothing, and for health care. we will look at what the labor department found out. but we want to talk to you about your spending habits as they stand today. are you spending more, and if you are tell us why. if you want to reach out to us on social media, @cspanwj for twitter. you can always send us an e- mail. here is a story yesterday and "the wall street journal." the labor department said all areas rose last year. we will see a little bit more of the breakdown of what the labor department found out. as far as your spending habits are concerned, we are interested in getting a gauge on where you are
president obama with a five piont lead. president clinton hinting an arm of al qaeda was behind the attacks. a wall street journal stories says companies are changing how health care will be a provided to their employees. they will give their workers a fixed amount of money and allow them to choose their own medical company. consumer spending saw the largest rise in 2011 suggesting customers are spending more at restaurants, clothing, and for health care. we will look at what the labor...
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is it not important to be barack obama in the fall? [applause] ladies and gentlemen, a man who will appeal because of his values and because of who he is and his background. he will appeal to people we used to call reagan democrats. he will win on tuesday with your help, my next project my friend, the next president of the united states, rick santorum. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. well, thank you very much. it is great to be here in ohio. almost and pennsylvania. clothes. is great to be here in eastern ohio. let me thank you for that great introduction and his great service to the people of ohio over many years. thank you. and fran, i hear the same thing every time i go out on the road. we hear from her. they always say less rick, more karen. it is the same thing with mike. just his family alone is an army. it is great to have you here with us. thank you dale for your help and support and pitching in to help us in the state of ohio. i always talk about the early part of our campaign. all throughout 2011 when we were at 1% in pol
is it not important to be barack obama in the fall? [applause] ladies and gentlemen, a man who will appeal because of his values and because of who he is and his background. he will appeal to people we used to call reagan democrats. he will win on tuesday with your help, my next project my friend, the next president of the united states, rick santorum. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. well, thank you very much. it is great to be here in ohio. almost and pennsylvania. clothes. is great...
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to go next year on capitol hill, let's talk about it president obama is reelected or when president obama -- or mitt romney is elected. if president obama winds, the 2014 deadlines will, really quickly. do you think republicans at that point will say we ran out of chances to repeal the slot and move on? or do you think the fight for repeal will continue? >> first and foremost, we need to be focused on our singular message, which is the aca is a bad deal for americans. it will cover less people than expected. cost more than projected. the american people asked us to deal with costs, deal with a small segment of population that had a difficult medical diagnosis. we could have done that and did not. we have a massive rewrite of the system. we must be focused on telling the american people we hear you. this is giving you taxes you did not ask for. it is not lowering your health care cost. we did not need a complete turn upside down of the system to implement some of the reforms you did ask for. it is not patient driven. we need to be focused on that, because that is where my boss believes we
to go next year on capitol hill, let's talk about it president obama is reelected or when president obama -- or mitt romney is elected. if president obama winds, the 2014 deadlines will, really quickly. do you think republicans at that point will say we ran out of chances to repeal the slot and move on? or do you think the fight for repeal will continue? >> first and foremost, we need to be focused on our singular message, which is the aca is a bad deal for americans. it will cover less...
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president obama or somebody may have looked to my web site because on april 5 this year the past a bill incorporating my demand. we now are allowed for the first time since 1933 to advertise for capital. that to me is worth everything that i have put into this campaign. but there are several things more. number one, i call it the first three of three. we need to have the first three employees of any employer declared free of any regulations. any person small business in this room will know immediately that that would create millions of jobs. 20 million people like me who are self-employed. we cannot hire. we do not even put ourselves on payroll. we will hire if the first three are free. we can create full employment in the country, but we have to know what the things are we need to do. we need to have a deregulation of payroll. most importantly, i cannot hire somebody who is a college graduate. colleges -- my all modern sense 1633 has not changed their curriculum that much. it is still history and government. if somebody comes to me and says they are a graduate and harvard, i say get ou
president obama or somebody may have looked to my web site because on april 5 this year the past a bill incorporating my demand. we now are allowed for the first time since 1933 to advertise for capital. that to me is worth everything that i have put into this campaign. but there are several things more. number one, i call it the first three of three. we need to have the first three employees of any employer declared free of any regulations. any person small business in this room will know...
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they are positive signs for obama. obviously we would like unemployment numbers to be lower and the foreclosure crisis to be better, but the indicators we are seeing are showing positive momentum. host: mitt romney and paul ryan were on the ground out there on tuesday. romney talked about what his time in all this would bring for the state. >> can you afford four more years with 23 million americans looking for a good job? can you afford four more years with housing prices going down? can you afford four more years of doubling of the gasoline prices if you are paying? how about this? would you like to have for years where we create 12 million new jobs? -- four years where we create 12 million new jobs? how about four more years of rising take-home pay again? how about four years getting now that unemployment down to 6% or lower. host: your thoughts on some of his promises in that speech. guest: they certainly make for great tv sound bites but he has been on record saying he would prefer people to lose their homes and t
they are positive signs for obama. obviously we would like unemployment numbers to be lower and the foreclosure crisis to be better, but the indicators we are seeing are showing positive momentum. host: mitt romney and paul ryan were on the ground out there on tuesday. romney talked about what his time in all this would bring for the state. >> can you afford four more years with 23 million americans looking for a good job? can you afford four more years with housing prices going down? can...
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if obama -- from the carries two, obama carries one, we will be up late watching the electoral college vote. i am not sure that this election has to drag on into the wee hours. we may have a pretty good indication by midnight at least as to where we stand. depending on what happens in those three states. >> they do not report that early, most places. >> elections are run by states, not by the federal government. the absentee voting is reported at 7:00 p.m., those are the first results. >> the western states report late. >> i am talking about mail ballots and absentees and -- there released after the polls close. if we have an election where one candidate carries the popular vote, we need to rethink this and it is hard to amend the u.s. constitution and the electoral college is in the u.s. constitution but there may be some things that can be done short of amending the constitution that can change that. we may have that result again. we have had it in the past. it will be interesting to see what the public reaction would be if you have a split decision here. that does not have to happen
if obama -- from the carries two, obama carries one, we will be up late watching the electoral college vote. i am not sure that this election has to drag on into the wee hours. we may have a pretty good indication by midnight at least as to where we stand. depending on what happens in those three states. >> they do not report that early, most places. >> elections are run by states, not by the federal government. the absentee voting is reported at 7:00 p.m., those are the first...
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obama spending drove plus $5 trillion deeper in debt. obama promised verses what he delivered. host: how this effort to free the files has been received by the campaigns and the tv stations. guest: the campaigns -- i do not know if they are paying attention. they tend to not talk to us when we called them, particular the nonprofit groups that do not disclose their donors. that is one reason why we're doing this. outside groups have to do some spending files. there are gaps in the reporting logs. oftentimes one of them might issue a press release about an on faceand you're going about whether that is accurate. what we can do with these files and the project is looking at what is happening with that happening to rely on these actors. what they call a sponsorship i.d. forms. these can be useful for reporting. there is a group in ohio call the government integrity fund that has run about one again dollars worth of ads in the u.s. senate race. this group popped up this election. it didn't exist before. iran these ads -- it ran these ads. unlike american crossroads which is affiliate
obama spending drove plus $5 trillion deeper in debt. obama promised verses what he delivered. host: how this effort to free the files has been received by the campaigns and the tv stations. guest: the campaigns -- i do not know if they are paying attention. they tend to not talk to us when we called them, particular the nonprofit groups that do not disclose their donors. that is one reason why we're doing this. outside groups have to do some spending files. there are gaps in the reporting...
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telling me that regulations and taxes and obama care and the effect was of the obama economy put her out of business after 82 years. she teered up. this wasn't about money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees employs. look i want to help the people like her and i will. [applause] you know if the president is re-elected he's going to say every good thing you can think of about education but in the final analysis heel do what his biggest supporters, the public sector unions insist upon and your kids will be in the same schools with the same results. when i'm president i'm going to be a voice of the children and the parents. there's no union for the p.t.a. [applause] i'm going to make sure parents have the information they need to know if their school is succeeding or failing and i want them to have the choice they can pick the school where their child can succeed. [applause] i've watched over these last few months as our campaign has gathered the strength of a movement, not only size of crowds like this, it's the depth of our shared conviction. our
telling me that regulations and taxes and obama care and the effect was of the obama economy put her out of business after 82 years. she teered up. this wasn't about money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees employs. look i want to help the people like her and i will. [applause] you know if the president is re-elected he's going to say every good thing you can think of about education but in the final analysis heel do what his biggest supporters, the public...
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also, there is some stuff on the internet that obama -- obama was speaking with a tag on it. how can this be kept quiet? host: sounds like you have left -- made up your mind. caller: i could say the same thing about mitt romney, who destroyed his computers to hide his records. host: do you think that's he should release more of his tax returns? caller: i do not care. that is his business. talking about a 47%, that is a true statement. turning this around, it is like what is going on in libya. the butt is supposed to stop somewhere. host: sounds like you have made up your mind. what are you are -- what are you on the fence about? caller: how can we know who to vote for when the truth is not out there. host: alonso. caller: this last caller is a prime example as to what is going on with this election. everyone wants to think that mr. obama is some sort of secret muslim with a secret agenda. i mean, it is bull. the man is a wonderful person. the first black man to be on the harvard law review, a constitutional scholar. come on. host: have you made up your mind? caller: i saw cnn
also, there is some stuff on the internet that obama -- obama was speaking with a tag on it. how can this be kept quiet? host: sounds like you have left -- made up your mind. caller: i could say the same thing about mitt romney, who destroyed his computers to hide his records. host: do you think that's he should release more of his tax returns? caller: i do not care. that is his business. talking about a 47%, that is a true statement. turning this around, it is like what is going on in libya....
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as far as obama, i watch him. when he went overseas and talk about how we need to apologize for everything we do. and then i heard an interview that he gave with someone when he said that after his mother- in-law had surgery that it would be a good idea if an older person lived on pain pills instead of having their problem taken care of. another thing, and egos around the country and talks, he looks almost like the rabble-rousers' when he goes around the country, it looks almost like a rabble rouser. host: gene is an independent. good morning at. -- jean. caller: i will not vote for paul ryan. i have been watching -- i watch c-span a lot and the commentaries on the other political channels. he does not ring true to me. i had been watching before he was on the ticket and have been following it for years with john boehner and his congress. i will not vote for anybody of john boehner's crowd. host: ok. a little bit more insight into the polling. a rasmussen poll fromepo the weekend -- is more from the vice-president
as far as obama, i watch him. when he went overseas and talk about how we need to apologize for everything we do. and then i heard an interview that he gave with someone when he said that after his mother- in-law had surgery that it would be a good idea if an older person lived on pain pills instead of having their problem taken care of. another thing, and egos around the country and talks, he looks almost like the rabble-rousers' when he goes around the country, it looks almost like a rabble...
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what about obama taxes? guest: we are seeing many events are the next few months with the fiscal cliff. -- over the next few months with the fiscal cliff. congress has created this problem, congress and the white house together. were you have a tax hikes and spending cuts coming at the same time. and simple arithmetic will tell you that putting both of those together at the same time will undoubtedly create a recession. there's no way around that. when you look at confidence among businesses and consumers, it is still fairly depressed among businesses, picking up among consumers. the paul both groups and asked them what congress did nothing? it is fair to say that you would see a rapid withdrawal and support for consumers, with higher taxes, businesses would look at the affects of that answer to pull back themselves. this is a huge problem that if congress does not actually deal with this in a meaningful way in the next few months, and instead just tries to kick the grenade down the road and deal with this a
what about obama taxes? guest: we are seeing many events are the next few months with the fiscal cliff. -- over the next few months with the fiscal cliff. congress has created this problem, congress and the white house together. were you have a tax hikes and spending cuts coming at the same time. and simple arithmetic will tell you that putting both of those together at the same time will undoubtedly create a recession. there's no way around that. when you look at confidence among businesses...
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caller: president obama." -- president obama. host: you are one of those swing voters in a swing state. caller: i was not the only one in line yesterday. a lot of african-americans there said they were undecided and i was very shocked, i thought i was the only met romney supporter in line, but i may not have been. those other issues, abortion and all of that, with hash themselves out. it would take an actual act of the supreme court, when it came to health care and things like that. right now the economy is more important to me. host: thank you very much for the call. we will be talking politics on "and newsmakers" live at 10:00 eastern time. our congress -- our conversation will be with debbie wasserman schultz. there is this piece from "the new york times" with an interesting perspective, going back 50 years. john f. kennedy campaigned in 49 states, richard nixon visited all 50. the current contest is just as close, but candidates heavily campaigned in 10 states. there are towns in a high of the have received more attention tha
caller: president obama." -- president obama. host: you are one of those swing voters in a swing state. caller: i was not the only one in line yesterday. a lot of african-americans there said they were undecided and i was very shocked, i thought i was the only met romney supporter in line, but i may not have been. those other issues, abortion and all of that, with hash themselves out. it would take an actual act of the supreme court, when it came to health care and things like that. right...
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i saw barack obama go to the u.s. senate and do exactly what john edwards did, and that will immediately start campaigning to be present. i believe our federal legislators are there to take care of federal business and our state legislatures, to be in our -- federal legislators ought to be down in our state, sending dollars to the state, and not sending them to the federal government to have federal legislators play a large game of twister to get the best position. host: bob cusack? guest: the caller mentioned term limits, and it was something mitt romney embraced, and the republicans on capitol hill have not embraced that, and neither have the democrats. it was talked about in the newt gingrich era, but both republicans and democrats are not fond of term limits. there is an argument against it, and that is when members get here, they promised to term- limit themselves, and when they get here they do not know how to legislate, they do not know where the bathrooms are, and just like anything they get experience and bet
i saw barack obama go to the u.s. senate and do exactly what john edwards did, and that will immediately start campaigning to be present. i believe our federal legislators are there to take care of federal business and our state legislatures, to be in our -- federal legislators ought to be down in our state, sending dollars to the state, and not sending them to the federal government to have federal legislators play a large game of twister to get the best position. host: bob cusack? guest: the...
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they understand the importance and differences that exist between president obama and mitt romney. president obama's fans what it support the middle-class of the poor working families, not support the top 1% as president romney wants to do. we're going to be engaged in the battle and be in every battleground state. we will be knocking on doors and making phone calls and our people are going to be engaged in this election. >> what are a few examples of the key states you will be targeting? >> we are obviously looking at ohio. i will be spending a lot of time there. we will be looking at florida, michigan is going to be extremely important. all of the battleground states, we will be planning heavily because this election is so important. >> are you concerned that mitt romney says they are zeroing in on states like minnesota and wisconsin bashar >> they will go into those states thinking they may have an opportunity, but one thing we have that the dow is a strong grass-roots effort. we will have 1.6 million members out there working every single day. we have our coalition partners and
they understand the importance and differences that exist between president obama and mitt romney. president obama's fans what it support the middle-class of the poor working families, not support the top 1% as president romney wants to do. we're going to be engaged in the battle and be in every battleground state. we will be knocking on doors and making phone calls and our people are going to be engaged in this election. >> what are a few examples of the key states you will be targeting?...
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let me begin first with obama. i really enjoyed his tonality in so far as his yelling during the speech, which creates interest. other things that create interest, all of the trading -- tweeting that has happened, basically. what i feel that we should talk about is how much better, i am looking forward, as the obama campaign calls that, i feel populism, and i want everyone to be popular with a popular votes, that includes politicians who are charming. there is a bit of charm with popular voting and being the first politician to rest the public to be more populist in their populist vote. host: here is the lead editorial from "usa today." "bad economy could be fatal for president seeking reelection." host: that is "usa today" this morning. our next call comes from the republican line in san diego. caller: i am much worse off. four years ago i was working. now i am unemployed. i think that what happened in 2010 was the harbinger of things to come for 2012. republicans made great gains in 2010 and we will slam in 2012.
let me begin first with obama. i really enjoyed his tonality in so far as his yelling during the speech, which creates interest. other things that create interest, all of the trading -- tweeting that has happened, basically. what i feel that we should talk about is how much better, i am looking forward, as the obama campaign calls that, i feel populism, and i want everyone to be popular with a popular votes, that includes politicians who are charming. there is a bit of charm with popular voting...
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obama, president obama. i think virginians can be independence in terms of charting a particular course. i did not think virginians like to be taken for granted. to say that purging it is in the bag for president obama is probably a bit premature. of course the polling looks good right now. it is always good to be ahead rather than behind. there's a long way until election day. as far as the center of campaign, a lot of that will hinge upon how the presidential campaign goes. the base support for each candidate -- both candidates in virginia are former governor's. they each have a hard core unit of support. they have their differences in terms of the delight --direction that the country should go and the direction for virginia. they are in a lively contest. mr. allen seems to have more support from an external contributors than mr. kaine at iss point but mr. kaine holding his own. both candidates have inundated the airwaves with ads and phone calls to residences. overall, i think this is still very much a si
obama, president obama. i think virginians can be independence in terms of charting a particular course. i did not think virginians like to be taken for granted. to say that purging it is in the bag for president obama is probably a bit premature. of course the polling looks good right now. it is always good to be ahead rather than behind. there's a long way until election day. as far as the center of campaign, a lot of that will hinge upon how the presidential campaign goes. the base support...
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[laughter] >> obama! [applause] >> governor romney and his allies in congress believe deeply in the theory that we tried during the last decade -- the theory that the best way to grow the economy is from the top down. so they maintain that if we eliminate most regulations, if we cut taxes by trillions of dollars, if we strip down government to national security and a few other basic functions, then the power of businesses to create jobs and prosperity will be unleashed, and that will automatically benefit us all. that's what they believe. this is their economic plan. it has been placed before congress. governor romney has given speeches about it, and it's on his website. so if they win the election, their agenda will be simple and straightforward. they have spelled it out -- they promise to roll back regulations on banks and polluters, on insurance companies and oil companies. they'll roll back regulations designed to protect consumers and workers. they promise to not only keep all of the bush tax cuts in
[laughter] >> obama! [applause] >> governor romney and his allies in congress believe deeply in the theory that we tried during the last decade -- the theory that the best way to grow the economy is from the top down. so they maintain that if we eliminate most regulations, if we cut taxes by trillions of dollars, if we strip down government to national security and a few other basic functions, then the power of businesses to create jobs and prosperity will be unleashed, and that...
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that is because obama and ms. mccaskill have a deep abiding faith that government is the solution to every problem. that is why they could not fulfill their records. she is going to washington, d.c. she has brought us red tape and all kinds of bureaucracy and executive orders. she does not understand that these big government solutions choke out freedom. what i would suggest is that you could bring me to washington, d.c. in the senate so that we can take the missouri common sense back to washington, d.c. cut down on the taxes and red tape and build an american dream and the american family once again to be strong and restore our bright hope for our future. thank you. i look forward to joining you for the rest of the debate. >> congressman, thank you. we turn to the panel for their questions. we have the first question. your question goes to congressman akin. >> congressman akin, today the head of goldman sachs, bank of america, the city grew, and many other major financial institutions sent a letter urging the pre
that is because obama and ms. mccaskill have a deep abiding faith that government is the solution to every problem. that is why they could not fulfill their records. she is going to washington, d.c. she has brought us red tape and all kinds of bureaucracy and executive orders. she does not understand that these big government solutions choke out freedom. what i would suggest is that you could bring me to washington, d.c. in the senate so that we can take the missouri common sense back to...
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a third party boat is a vote for obama, so you better vote for romney. >> i started voting for obama and would be voting for obama, but after this debate, i fear there was more common sense in the first 30 minutes then there has been in the entire obama- romney fiasco. i will be voting independent, i will say, gary johnson. >> i am between carey johnson and jill stein. if i had the choice to choose rocky, i would choose him. i did that really know him before this debate. >> people voting for the third party candidates are just taking away a vote for either a democrat or republican. they are just wasting our time. it will be one of the two in office. >> i have learned more and have heard more of my question to enter it with a third party that with obama or romney. what is sad, with a democrat and republican party, they have the money, and the third party, they do not have a chance to voice their opinion. >> as we follow the candidates on the road to the white house, watch and engage with c-span. >> we are reflecting some of our caller's dues -- views. again, #cspan2012. you can watch
a third party boat is a vote for obama, so you better vote for romney. >> i started voting for obama and would be voting for obama, but after this debate, i fear there was more common sense in the first 30 minutes then there has been in the entire obama- romney fiasco. i will be voting independent, i will say, gary johnson. >> i am between carey johnson and jill stein. if i had the choice to choose rocky, i would choose him. i did that really know him before this debate. >>...
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obama is not hal ob how for coal. i do not like obamacare either because i am disabled and my husband is, too. he is 100% disabled as a veteran. i even asked my doctor about obamacare and he said it was going to be very bad for the patients and even for the doctor's. i am from a big military family. this thing on benghazi, it jsut really hit hard here. i am very upset because if that had been my son because he was in the military also i would be very upset. i am surprised that some of these families have not even come out more and spoken out about this situation. host: a couple issues there. foreign policy, talk about how it is playing in ohio. guest: first sheet mentioned the issue of jobs and the economy -- she mentioned the issue of jobs and the economy. mitt romney has made a strong case about laying out why we don't have a better economy. why he would lead the country in a direction toward creating more jobs. i think that has been the strength toward his campaign. when you get into the military, that has been an
obama is not hal ob how for coal. i do not like obamacare either because i am disabled and my husband is, too. he is 100% disabled as a veteran. i even asked my doctor about obamacare and he said it was going to be very bad for the patients and even for the doctor's. i am from a big military family. this thing on benghazi, it jsut really hit hard here. i am very upset because if that had been my son because he was in the military also i would be very upset. i am surprised that some of these...
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obama beat mr. romney by 58% to 40% in florida, 87% to 10% in colorado, at 80% to 17% in nevada, and 60% to 31% in virginia. we will go to one of the swing state in this election now. -- a swing states in this election now. caller: i love the statement that he made about self deportation. absolutely right. that is basically what the gop party is doing, not just to latinos, but everyone else. it is basically 47%. one of the things i would like to mention -- i wrote this over 20 years ago -- we had 36 men in mexico who controlled 54% of .exico's gross national product how much can they need to buy? i am sick and tired of the 36 men in mexico -- the number of men in the united states, canada, central america, south america, europe and asia, etc., whose lust for more greed and power is destroying the e ntire planet for man and beast. that bothers me. i feel that they spend their lives living off a bus. as long as we obey their roles, everything is ok. -- off of us. as long as we obey their rules, everyt
obama beat mr. romney by 58% to 40% in florida, 87% to 10% in colorado, at 80% to 17% in nevada, and 60% to 31% in virginia. we will go to one of the swing state in this election now. -- a swing states in this election now. caller: i love the statement that he made about self deportation. absolutely right. that is basically what the gop party is doing, not just to latinos, but everyone else. it is basically 47%. one of the things i would like to mention -- i wrote this over 20 years ago -- we...
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president obama said the ratification package to the senate about a month ago. yesterday the foreign relations committee voted -- 13-6 to send it to the senate floor, and reiterating the support is absolutely important. the ada was teh first law protecting people with disabilities on the entire planet. the guided states was leading the way. now on the convention of the rights of people with disabilities, there are over 100 countries that have ratified the treaty. our leadership on disabilities is waning and we need to make sure it passes the senate, and until that is done about it needs to remain a central part of the democratic platform. it is an honor to be with you all today and to share some of these thoughts. one thing that is just so important to stress is these are only some of the issues. disability affects everyone, whether you are in a red state or a blue state, a man or woman, republican or democrat, it does not matter. when you look at transportation, it is so important. housing, so important. community living, so important. the list goes on and on,
president obama said the ratification package to the senate about a month ago. yesterday the foreign relations committee voted -- 13-6 to send it to the senate floor, and reiterating the support is absolutely important. the ada was teh first law protecting people with disabilities on the entire planet. the guided states was leading the way. now on the convention of the rights of people with disabilities, there are over 100 countries that have ratified the treaty. our leadership on disabilities...
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guest: we endorsed president obama. especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that is where we came down. we said that the voters are being asked by both candidates to take a leap of faith. given what we know about the previous four years, we decided that it was going to be an easier but to go with the president for four more. host: how many times have you seen president obama, governor romney, or their surrogates in your state? guest: president obama has been here eight times this year, governor romney has been here 6. paul ryan may be eligible to vote, he's been here that mu
guest: we endorsed president obama. especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more...
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i think the average american will look at that and say barack obama. but if they want a man who has built a business from scratch. >> i think it's the first--it will be the first time in a long time, i take it, right? it's ironic that we're moving towards a first-ballot nomination and the chaos o. for the first time in a while they might have something resembling. >> right. >> they're not going to let the delegates see the vote. >> welcome, i tell you what. >> that's better for us. >> i have to tell you that this is a huge opportunity for us, and we have to be there to claim it. by the way, on that note i'm going to the convention, the republican convention. >> oh, yeah, i'm going with. >> you i want to invite you all to come with me. i'm going to have signs made, huge signs. >> they got the ballots? >> 99%. >> thank you. >> how are you, sir? >> it's good to see you. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight. >> eight. >> one per person. >> all right, now, 34 votes, correct? >> 34 names. >> they said to keep a copy. >> yes, we're excited to
i think the average american will look at that and say barack obama. but if they want a man who has built a business from scratch. >> i think it's the first--it will be the first time in a long time, i take it, right? it's ironic that we're moving towards a first-ballot nomination and the chaos o. for the first time in a while they might have something resembling. >> right. >> they're not going to let the delegates see the vote. >> welcome, i tell you what. >>...
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president obama in iowa today. mr. romney was in nevada and colorado yesterday and will be and i what today. there are nine states considered battlegrounds. we kick off our coverage of them all. we will begin a florida later on on "washington journal." talking to people on both sides of the aisle. we will begin with those late the ciders. how did you make up your mind? or if you think you are going to make up your mind and the last 13 days, we want to assure you as well. if you are supporting governor 1.mney called calle202-585-388 if you are supporting obama call 202-585-3880 0. if you are supporting another candidate call 202-585-3882. go to twitter.com campaign 2012. how did you make up your mind and when? since the first presidential debate how and when did you make up your mind? late decider is only. or if you think you were going to make up your mind during the next 13 days. here is the wall street journal. candidates a bottle to lock up key states. mitt romney will spend much of the final two weeks of the campai
president obama in iowa today. mr. romney was in nevada and colorado yesterday and will be and i what today. there are nine states considered battlegrounds. we kick off our coverage of them all. we will begin a florida later on on "washington journal." talking to people on both sides of the aisle. we will begin with those late the ciders. how did you make up your mind? or if you think you are going to make up your mind and the last 13 days, we want to assure you as well. if you are...
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it would hurt president obama? guest: i do not know, but i would feel more comfortable as a republican saying that of ron paul -- ron paul can do what he wants. if he wants to support whoever the republican nominee is, people can do that. but i don't think anyone should plead him not to run our stay in the party. i would be comfortable in a general election if mitt romney or newt gingrich or rick santorum were debating both barack obama and ron paul. again a couple more phone calls. rick in tennessee, the quick. caller: 1994, they work for nafta. it s cost millions of jobs. -- it has cost this country millions of jobs. it is not too hard for companies to take the profit in move jobs overseas. thank you. guest: i supported nafta and i did today. i do not believe that we lost jobs to canada. some companies did move jobs to mexico but the trade has been the benefit. i support nafta and i have no apologies for it. host: richard in michigan. caller: mr. kristol and america, stop lying about ron paul. there is a revoluti
it would hurt president obama? guest: i do not know, but i would feel more comfortable as a republican saying that of ron paul -- ron paul can do what he wants. if he wants to support whoever the republican nominee is, people can do that. but i don't think anyone should plead him not to run our stay in the party. i would be comfortable in a general election if mitt romney or newt gingrich or rick santorum were debating both barack obama and ron paul. again a couple more phone calls. rick in...
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." >> i would like to know what enthusiasm is like for president obama's reelection. you have backed him. i know you are putting a lot of resources behind him being reelected. what are your battlegrounds states this year? >> or people are very excited. we came off of our convention where we had 3600 delegates. we had about 5000 people in attendance. they are ready to work. they are ready to work hard for the president. they understand the importance of this election and the differences that exist between president obama and mitt romney. where president obama stands with rebuilding the middle class in supporting working families and not supporting the 1% as romney does. we are ready. we are engaged in the battle. we will be an every battleground state. we will be knocking on doors and making phone calls. our people will be engaged. >> what are a few examples of the key states you are targeting? >> we are looking at ohio. i am about that. i will spend a lot of time there . we are looking at florida. michigan. you will go into north carolina. all of the battleground stat
." >> i would like to know what enthusiasm is like for president obama's reelection. you have backed him. i know you are putting a lot of resources behind him being reelected. what are your battlegrounds states this year? >> or people are very excited. we came off of our convention where we had 3600 delegates. we had about 5000 people in attendance. they are ready to work. they are ready to work hard for the president. they understand the importance of this election and the...
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obama beat mr. romney by 58% to 40% in florida, 87% to 10% in colorado, at 80% to 17% in nevada, and 60% to 31% in virginia. we will go to one of the swing state in this election now. -- a swing states in this election now. caller: i love the statement that he made about self deportation. absolutely right. that is basically what the gop party is doing, not just to latinos, but everyone else. it is basically 47%. one of the things i would like to mention -- i wrote this over 20 years ago -- we had 36 men in mexico who controlled 54% of mexico's gross national product. how much can they need to buy? i am sick and tired of the 36 men in mexico -- the number of men in the united states, canada, central america, south america, europe and asia, etc., whose lust for more greed and power is destroying the entire planet for man and beast. that bothers me. i feel that they spend their lives living off a bus. as long as we obey their roles, everything is ok. -- off of us. as long as we obey their rules, everyt
obama beat mr. romney by 58% to 40% in florida, 87% to 10% in colorado, at 80% to 17% in nevada, and 60% to 31% in virginia. we will go to one of the swing state in this election now. -- a swing states in this election now. caller: i love the statement that he made about self deportation. absolutely right. that is basically what the gop party is doing, not just to latinos, but everyone else. it is basically 47%. one of the things i would like to mention -- i wrote this over 20 years ago -- we...
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who see very big differences between obama foreign policy and bush foreign policy and obama and civil liberty and bush and civil liberties. on civil liberties, obama ended systematic torture, period. it does not happen now. now, there are some individual circumstances that they're pointing to that i don't believe have been fully verified jet and that individuals may do bad things at times. there's no human rights organizations suggesting that it had the policy that bush did. and on the broader foreign policy question, i think it is a huge, huge earth shattering difference that obama is on the side of bottom up democracy in the middle east, in countries even when the dictators are our allies. it is unheard of for an american president to push out an ally who is a dictator because the people have turned on that person. i'll defer the point. under reagan, that was not -- you can jump in. >> i don't the issue of philippines that well. i don't think it was an across the board policy for reagan to turn our dictator friends or play dictator. >> is it across the board policy in this administr
who see very big differences between obama foreign policy and bush foreign policy and obama and civil liberty and bush and civil liberties. on civil liberties, obama ended systematic torture, period. it does not happen now. now, there are some individual circumstances that they're pointing to that i don't believe have been fully verified jet and that individuals may do bad things at times. there's no human rights organizations suggesting that it had the policy that bush did. and on the broader...
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host: did you vote for president obama in 2008 or john mccain? caller: obama. not this time around, though. host: brian crowley, go ahead. guest: i have been to the villages many times. republican candidates love going to the villages. it is a strong republican of income and the woman who just spoke would have been an unusual od 2008 -- very strong republican area, and the woman who just spoke would have been an unusual voter in 2008 to vote for president obama. it is an extremely republican area. the people who develop to the villages also are big contributors to the republican party. criticizing the president for taking many vacations and trips overseas -- we heard some of the same complaints about president bush during his term. i think that everybody is entitled to a vacation. certainly welcome to come to florida. host: she was calling from lady lake, florida could where are the villages located? guest: roughly northwest of orlando. host: jim in st. petersburg, democratic caller. caller: hello, brian. i just wanted to express my concern with the republicans
host: did you vote for president obama in 2008 or john mccain? caller: obama. not this time around, though. host: brian crowley, go ahead. guest: i have been to the villages many times. republican candidates love going to the villages. it is a strong republican of income and the woman who just spoke would have been an unusual od 2008 -- very strong republican area, and the woman who just spoke would have been an unusual voter in 2008 to vote for president obama. it is an extremely republican...
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she was president obama's for solicitor general. host: ohio. good morning. how are you? caller: good morning. host: how is the studying going? caller: pretty well. i would like to give a shout out to my teacher. can you please explain the difference between the speaker of the house, the majority leader, and the party? -- and a party whip? guest: i would love to. when you look at congress, you do not have to look at the leaders. you asked a terrific question. i would know the distinction both in the house and the senate. the most powerful person in the house of representatives clearly is the speaker of the house. run by the majority party. currently, the republicans have the majority of seats in the house sense of the speaker, speaker boehner, is a republican. his primary duty is to determine the calendar. keep this party together and determine the calendar so the republicans are allowed to vote on those issues that benefit the majority party. the majority leader in the house is the floor leader. once the legislation is out, the majority leader is the conductor of the orc
she was president obama's for solicitor general. host: ohio. good morning. how are you? caller: good morning. host: how is the studying going? caller: pretty well. i would like to give a shout out to my teacher. can you please explain the difference between the speaker of the house, the majority leader, and the party? -- and a party whip? guest: i would love to. when you look at congress, you do not have to look at the leaders. you asked a terrific question. i would know the distinction both in...
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that is exactly what barack obama has become now as president. [cheers] you know, we had a chat about libya and benghazi. we mourned the loss of these brave americans. talking about blaming, first, they blame a youtube video and a nonexistent riot, then when the country is getting upset about it, they blame romney and ryan. they keep changing their story. this is not what leadership looks like. we need clarity, not confusion. we need accountability and no more excuses. this tragedy would be troubling in and of itself, but unfortunately, what we are witnessing when we turn on our tv is on a daily basis is the unraveling of the obama form policy. when you say, it is ok to impose these devastating cuts on our military, or, that we don't need any more lima-built m1 tanks, we are projecting weakness. our enemies are more brazen. the our allies are less willing to trust us. so while hot spots are growing abroad, the economy is not growing here at home. that is the problem we have to focus on here. you see, the economy is growing slower than it grew las
that is exactly what barack obama has become now as president. [cheers] you know, we had a chat about libya and benghazi. we mourned the loss of these brave americans. talking about blaming, first, they blame a youtube video and a nonexistent riot, then when the country is getting upset about it, they blame romney and ryan. they keep changing their story. this is not what leadership looks like. we need clarity, not confusion. we need accountability and no more excuses. this tragedy would be...
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he likes government -- president obama does not like competition. he likes government to run things. you take out any type of real efficiency and sense of proficiency and promoting of innovation. that is what happens in all socialized medicine countries of the world. we'll up profits in food. what is more important? of food or health care? eating, health care is not important. should we say that farmers should not profit from food? [laughter] why should people profit from food? that is more of a necessity than health care. profit is absolutely essential and it is what america is about. it is about a free people in free markets. we can develop innovation and systems that can improve the quality of life for everyone. there is no profit in agriculture, you would still be planting seeds with horses. that is the difference. we believe in free people and free market. president obama does not believe in you. does not believe any entrepreneur or a. does not believe that capitalism works. read what is best friend wrote in the wall street journal. individual
he likes government -- president obama does not like competition. he likes government to run things. you take out any type of real efficiency and sense of proficiency and promoting of innovation. that is what happens in all socialized medicine countries of the world. we'll up profits in food. what is more important? of food or health care? eating, health care is not important. should we say that farmers should not profit from food? [laughter] why should people profit from food? that is more of...
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the legislature was controlled by republicans in ohio and immediately after that, the democrats for obama for america campaign filed petitions to put up to a referendum and got enough petitions and eventually, the republican legislature repealed it at my suggestion because it was becoming - the rhetoric was too heated and the need to start over and avoid the cost of the referendum. that is what happened during the course of the year-long battle of trying to find the battle -- balance between access and accuracy in ohio. eventually, we had no reform. the damage was done. it set off a partisan flames that continued through 2012 and even -- if there was one moment a bipartisan agreement, we did pass that military voter bill during that process that had an amendment that shut down early voting during the saturday, sunday, and monday before the elections of the board of elections would have time to accommodate all of the early votes they expected to be cast. it passed on a unanimous basis and eventually it blow up and became the first of life -- a federal lawsuit weeks. in ohio. even our momen
the legislature was controlled by republicans in ohio and immediately after that, the democrats for obama for america campaign filed petitions to put up to a referendum and got enough petitions and eventually, the republican legislature repealed it at my suggestion because it was becoming - the rhetoric was too heated and the need to start over and avoid the cost of the referendum. that is what happened during the course of the year-long battle of trying to find the battle -- balance between...
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against obama and romney. -- in ppp polling, i am polling about 8% against obama and romney. i do not think 80% of the people in this country know who i am or what i am about. i will say to present a third name to a voter these days, a lot of them will say yes, this person as opposed to what we know. what we know will not change things. there is tremendous discontent with politics reflected in the fact that 80% of americans are saying they would consider voting for a third-party candidate. that is unprecedented. host: to that end, someone on twitter rights -- writes -- guest: i think the libertarian party is committed to running candidate from the bottom of and has been. politics, the top of the ticket helps the bottom. the bottom helps the top. libertarians are running candidates top to bottom. they have for 40 years. they have not really gotten anybody elected. hopefully that changes. with a broad brush stroke describing a libertarian, i think most people in this country are fiscally responsible and socially
against obama and romney. -- in ppp polling, i am polling about 8% against obama and romney. i do not think 80% of the people in this country know who i am or what i am about. i will say to present a third name to a voter these days, a lot of them will say yes, this person as opposed to what we know. what we know will not change things. there is tremendous discontent with politics reflected in the fact that 80% of americans are saying they would consider voting for a third-party candidate. that...
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then president obama talks about his home ownership initiative in -- nevada. then the competition with gary johnson. -- a presentation with gary johnson. next, rebekah brooks testifying before a british panel examining the relationships between politicians and the british press. as well as the culture and practices of the media. she discusses e-mails and text messages between prime minister david cameron and other conservative party and labor party leaders. last year, rebekah brooks testified before a british parliamentary committee investigating an alleged phone hacking scandal. she was arrested last july on suspicion of conspiracy and corruption and arrested again in march 2012 on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. the criminal investigation is still pending. >> the other witness today is rebekah brooks. thank you. >> i swear that the evidence i shall give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> your full name, please. >> rebekah mary brooks./ >> please identify the two in front of you. the second of may of this year. the
then president obama talks about his home ownership initiative in -- nevada. then the competition with gary johnson. -- a presentation with gary johnson. next, rebekah brooks testifying before a british panel examining the relationships between politicians and the british press. as well as the culture and practices of the media. she discusses e-mails and text messages between prime minister david cameron and other conservative party and labor party leaders. last year, rebekah brooks testified...
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my family go to clinic obama program so obama do good job but four years is not enough to do what obama is supposed to do. host: we'll leave it there. when we talk about 7.8% of the work force unemployed, how many people are we talking about? guest: about 12 million people now. host: what about people that have drop you had out of the search guest: we refer to them as marginally attached to the labor force and there are about 2.2 million people. these are people who haven't looked within the last four weeks but they looked sometime within the last 12 months or since they lost a job and they're not currently looking. now a subset of that group are people referred to as discouraged lookers and they said i'm not currently looking because i don't think there are any jobs available for available for which i would qualify. and there are about 800,000 of those folks. host: how many people are in the work force? guest: there are about 150 million people in the work force. host: how many people have been on unemployed for an extended period of time, 27 weeks or more? guest: i don't know that num
my family go to clinic obama program so obama do good job but four years is not enough to do what obama is supposed to do. host: we'll leave it there. when we talk about 7.8% of the work force unemployed, how many people are we talking about? guest: about 12 million people now. host: what about people that have drop you had out of the search guest: we refer to them as marginally attached to the labor force and there are about 2.2 million people. these are people who haven't looked within the...
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is who can beat barack obama. i think social conservative issues are important. they always are in the republican primary. i hate to use the term republican establishment, because it is hard to define these days. but they're trying to look forward to november and who they can put in the debate and in the campaign in october against president obama. host: the university of cincinnati had mr. santorum at 37% and mr. romney at 26% with mr. gingrich at 16%. jason, republican line. go ahead. caller: yes, why is it that, it seems to me, the elite media -- i think this was all started by george stephanopoulos -- this whole thing about contraceptives -- it seems to be irrelevant with what is going on today. it seems to be a smokescreen that the obama administration along with its counterpart, the liberal media, has put out there to distract us from the real issues of the economy. nobody is talking about contraception. this is the perfect smokescreen for you guys to get us off point on the economy. i will hang up and liste
is who can beat barack obama. i think social conservative issues are important. they always are in the republican primary. i hate to use the term republican establishment, because it is hard to define these days. but they're trying to look forward to november and who they can put in the debate and in the campaign in october against president obama. host: the university of cincinnati had mr. santorum at 37% and mr. romney at 26% with mr. gingrich at 16%. jason, republican line. go ahead. caller:...
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obama is not popular in these -- has some resonance, i think. obama is not popular in the states. the governor of massachusetts to has passed a health care plan will be a somewhat suspect. you have a lot of voters in these states who, their first priority, will be to turn the president out of office. they will be pretty pragmatic about which one they think has the best chance of doing that. host: on our independent line from park built, md., welcome to the conversation. caller: i wonder how many people will be like me. i am a registered independent for romney, not obama. i will not vote at all if santorum is the nominee for the republican party. host: why do you say that? caller: i think santorum is too far on the religious side. i do not like that part of the republican party. host: we will get a response from tom baxter. guest: that may be a conviction your firmly set in, but i wonder if the news stories of the past week have had any impact on you in that regard with the rush limbaugh story which has gone pretty much viral in georgia with a legislature or in georgia that is maki
obama is not popular in these -- has some resonance, i think. obama is not popular in the states. the governor of massachusetts to has passed a health care plan will be a somewhat suspect. you have a lot of voters in these states who, their first priority, will be to turn the president out of office. they will be pretty pragmatic about which one they think has the best chance of doing that. host: on our independent line from park built, md., welcome to the conversation. caller: i wonder how...
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guest: we endorsed president obama. especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that is where we came down. we said that the voters are being asked by both candidates to take a leap of faith. given what we know about the previous four years, we decided that it was going to be an easier but to go with the president for four more. host: how many times have you seen president obama, governor romney, or their surrogates in your state? guest: president obama has been here eight times this year, governor romney has been here 6. paul ryan may be eligible to vote, he's been here that mu
guest: we endorsed president obama. especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more...